A profile is a group of device connection specifications and
characteristics that can be associated with devices. Profiles can
be associated with terminals, printers, PAD terminals and printers,
and UPSs.
The word profile is used in two different contexts in this
chapter. When a ldev is configured on the MPE/iX system, a profile
name is associated with each ldev. This association is configured
on the DTC Card Configuration screens. The information in the profile
name describes the characteristics of the ldev on the system and
in the DTC. The information configured in the profile name is specified
on the profile screens in NMMGR.
When a PAD ldev is configured, there is also a PAD profile
number or value that describes certain parameters of the connection
between the PAD and the X.25 card in the DTC. These additional PAD
parameters are set within the profile name associated with the PAD
ldev. The PAD Terminal Profile section describes these PAD parameters.
See the Table in this chapter that lists the PAD profile numbers
that are available.
The sample configuration file on the HP 3000 Series 900 supplies
several terminal and printer profiles. You may create your own profiles,
or modify those provided. This chapter contains a table that lists
the terminal, printer, and PAD profiles supplied in the sample configuration
file.
Profile Name |
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Each profile is identified by a profile name. The name can
be up to eight characters long and must start with a letter followed
by letters and numbers. At any one time, up to 1000 profiles can
be configured per system.
The profiles supplied by the HP 3000 configuration file follow
a naming convention. For example, TR10D96
denotes a terminal profile (TR)
of terminal type 10 (10),
for direct connect (D),
with line speed of 9600 bps (96).
Printer profiles starts with PR,
such as PR18D96.
The standard UPS profile is UP10D12
where (UP) denotes
an HP PowerTrust UPS.
Terminal Profiles |
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Terminal profiles define the characteristics of DTC ldevs
that are connected to terminals, PCs running terminal emulators,
and UPSs. Devices that use these profiles are usually connected
directly to the DTC ports or are connected through a modem over
a phone line.
Printer Profiles |
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Printer profiles define the characteristics of ldevs that
are connected to printers, or other devices that are intended to
only receive data from the DTCs. Devices that use these profiles
are usually connected directly to the DTC ports or are connected
through a modem over a phone line.
PAD Terminal Profiles |
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PAD terminal profiles define the characteristics of ldevs
that are used by devices that are connected to the HP 3000 through
a PAD/X.25 connection. These devices can be terminals or PCs running
terminal emulators.
PAD Printer Profiles |
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PAD printer profiles define the characteristics of ldevs that
are used by printers that are connected to the HP 3000 through a
PAD/X.25 connection.
